Kensington Swan Partner, Jenni Rutter appeared on Māori TV discussing the alleged cultural identity theft by an American author.

Jenni Rutter gave her expert opinion that there may be protections under US Law for a Māori woman whose name and cultural identity has been allegedly stolen and used in a fantasy fiction series by American novelist, Rue.

According to Jenni, authors such as Rue need to be more informed around intellectual property and what is culturally insensitive.